Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland
Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895
Notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1856-1880
Notebooks on the geology of Arran and Skye, 1851-1853
The Notebooks on the geology of Arran and Skye series consists of:
- Diary of time spent on Arran (1851)
- Account of the 'Liasic district of Skye' (1853)
'Oigh an Fhuilt Oir' [The maid of the golden hair], c 1861-1866
Tale begins 'Bha sid uair gille agus dh'falbh e dh'iarraidh cosnaigh agus rainig e Sasunn.' Recorded from Alasdair Donnullach [Alexander MacDonald] at 'Gleannose', Isle of Skye on 5 November 1861. Includes additional comments by Carmichael from 1865 and 1866.
Part of a story entitled 'Fionladh Choinnachain', c1861
Part of a story entitled 'Fionladh Choinnachain' which starts on folio 9v collected from Donull Mac Cuieag [Donald MacCaig], Fearan an lea, who learnt it more that twenty years before from Donull Mac a Phee [Donald MacPhee], Talamsgeir [Fearann an Leagha/Fernilea and Talaisgeir/Talisker, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. The fragment tells how a woman finds her foster-sons and a nobleman leaves all his possessions to his daughter and Fionladh mac na ban-traich.
Placename note about 'An Cuillioinn', 7 August 1886
Place-name note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Lochaline [Loch Àlainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] which reads 'An Cuillionn Rumach the Cuillionn of Rum. An Cuillionn Sgitheanach = the Cuillion of Skye' [An Cuiltheann Rùmach, Ruma/Rum and An Cuiltheann/Cuillin Hills, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]. Amendments have been made in ink to the spelling of 'Cuillionn'.
Placename note about Eala-ghal or Elgol, c1892
Placename note about Eala-ghal or Elgol that it is in Skye [Ealaghol, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye}.
Placename note for 'An t Oda Beag' and 'An t Oda Mor', 1894
Placename note which reads 'An t Oda Beag An t Oda Mor in Mingnish Skye near the sea.' [Minginis/Minginish, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]
Placename note for Bealach/Coire nan Uraisg, 1894
Placename note which reads 'Bealach/Coire nan Uraisg in the Cuchull hills.' [Bealach Coire nan Uraisg and Coire nan Uraisg, An Cuiltheann/Cuilinn Hills, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye]
Placename note relating to 'Draoineach' [draoidhneach], 7 August 1886
Placename note collected from Duncan Cameron, police officer, Tobar Mhoire/Tobermory, Muile/Isle of Mull, relating to 'Draoineach' [draoidhneach] which reads 'Innis Draoineach Eilean na Dra[oineach] Iona. Draoineach in Skye Innis Draoineach, Droineach on Lochawe = the isle of the sculptors - sculpting.' [[Ì Chaluim Chille/Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire; Drynoch, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach; Loch Obha/Loch Awe, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].